With the prices of LCD monitors dropping rapidly, and desk space being at a premium, more and more people are buying LCD Monitors for their computers. So, today, we're going to review one of the more inexpensive 19" models, the CMV CM-922D. This monitor comes with all the standard (necessary) features, and so is one of the more practical ones out there.
These monitors retail for around US$250 (they can be obtained cheaper if you really shop around, but that seems to be the average price). This monitor offers an extremely high viewing angle (170 degrees!), 800:1 contrast ratio, and 330 cd/m^2 brightness. It also features 1280x1024@75Hz native resolution, 21ms response time, .294mm dot pitch, and built-in speakers. All in all, this makes for a monitor you can definitely live with.
This version, the 922D, has both a D-SUB (the standard VGA) input, and a DVI input, allowing for digital picture. This monitor is more than capable of blinding you, should you wish to turn the brightness up high enough, and the picture clarity is, frankly, the best I've ever seen on an LCD. I've been a die-hard CRT supporter my whole life, but now I am a true convert. As a rule, I shy away from no-name brands (which I think CMV qualifies as), but the quality of this product has definitely made me a fan. The monitor arrived with no dead pixels whatsoever. If their other products are this good, they may have found a customer for life.
I use my computer for a great deal of video applications (lots of TV and movies get watched on my PC), and honestly, it is every bit as good as my old CRT monitor was (maybe even better). At no point are you aware that you're watching on an LCD instead of a tube. Even for my occasional gaming sessions this monitor proves more than adequate, though a faster response time would, of course, be better for this purpose.
All in all, I am thrilled with the CMV CM-922D monitor. My only complaints would be the (relatively) slow response time (come on people, you should be 19ms at highest by now!), and probably the on-screen menu interface. Even after several weeks of playing around with it, the controls are still not intuitive and I find myself hitting the wrong button frequently. For the price, however, this monitor simply cannot be beat.
Review by ravn (www.caahp.com)
This article was originally published by CyberArmy.net in the CyberArmy Library.
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